Santa Clara County News

This Bay Area city is the surprising No. 2 coffee spot in the US

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:18:48 +0000

When you think of the top coffee cities in America, certainly places like Seattle — home to Starbucks — and cafe-friendly San Francisco come to mind. Well, now San Jose could say “hold my beer,” or maybe “hold my cappuccino.”

The Silicon Valley city came in at No. 2 — behind only Portland, Oregon — in a ranking of the top coffee cities in the United States by Clever, a real estate data firm. The top five were rounded out by San Diego (third), Denver (fourth) and San Francisco (fifth). Seattle ranked a stunning 10th, behind cities like Hartford, Conn. and Providence, Rhode Island.

Now, much like San Jose’s lofty barbecue ranking of a couple of years ago, data-driven rankings like these don’t always square up with reality, and that’s especially true in this case. Clever’s “Best Coffee Cities” rankings seem to be sorted by the average price of a cappuccino in each city ($4.04 for Portand, $4.17 for San Jose), making San Jose’s runner-up status pretty dubious. Still, the city may actually be a lot more caffeinated than you’d think.

SAN JOSE, CA – SEPTEMBER 26: Nirvana Soul opened for business in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Even as other small businesses close down, San Jose natives and sisters Be’Anka Ashaolu and Jeronica Macey are opening up a new coffee and tea shop. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Be’Anka Ashaolu, who opened Nirvana Soul in downtown San Jose in 2021 with her sister, Jeronica Macey, said she’s glad to see some statistics backing up the experience she sees customers having.

“The San Jose coffee community and culture has definitely been growing over the last few years; I’m happy to see us included!” she said. “There are coffee companies here that have been at it for a really long time, and many are nationally recognized for having great coffee.”

Voyager Craft Coffee in downtown San Jose, photographed Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, is a popular destination for coffee lovers in San Pedro Square Market. San Jose has been named the No. 2 coffee city in the United States by real estate marketing firm Clever. (Sal Pizarro/Bay Area News Group)

The biggest factor in San Jose’s favor in the survey results seemed to be the proliferation of coffee shops: 29.6 per 100,000 residents — higher than any other city in the rankings, and 135% more than the average of 12.6. That adds up to about 300 java joints in San Jose proper, and probably double that if you widen it out to Santa Clara County. Sure, that’s a lot of drive-through Starbucks, but there are also plenty of local favorites in there like Nirvana Soul, Voyager Craft Coffee, Academic, Philz, Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, Great Bear in Los Gatos and countless others.

San Jose lags a bit in the number of coffee roasteries it has, with 0.9 for every 100,000 residents (just above the national average of 0.7). But that could change soon. Nirvana Soul’s Ashalou pointed out that their head roaster, Alex Egan, competed in the U.S. Roasting Championships this past year.

So go ahead and have that second cup of joe, order another latte or spring for a fancy pour-over. It’s a matter of civic pride now.

SV READS GOES LIVE: Silicon Valley Reads will kick off more than 150 free events surrounding this year’s theme, “A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today” with a panel discussion Jan. 31 featuring two of this year’s selected authors, Heather White (“One Green Thing”) and Lily Brooks-Dalton (“The Light Pirate”) and two contributors to the anthology “All We Can Save,” young-adult activist Alexandria Villaseñor and artist Favianna Rodriguez.

The event at De Anza College’s Visual Performing Arts Center starts at 7 p.m., and early arrivals are invited to visit “Sacred Terrain,” an art exhibition at the Euphrat Museum of Art, which is connected to the auditorium. While I’ve moderated the past several kickoff events for Silicon Valley Reads, I’ll be in the audience this year, and NBC Bay Area reporter Damian Trujillo will be handling the questions. It’ll also be live-streamed for those who can’t make it or prefer to avoid crowds right now.

White and Brooks-Dalton will visit Santa Clara County libraries in the days after the kickoff event, and there will be more events in the days and weeks to follow surrounding the theme of sustainability, the three main selections and four other titles aimed at younger readers. You can get a full list of the programs at siliconvalleyreads.org/calendar.

ART AND ABOUT: The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara has an artists’ reception Saturday to celebrate the opening of four new exhibitions: “An Ode to Planets,” by Yunan Ma; “Identity Theft and Beyond” by Chukes; “The Punctum Void: A Miha Sarani Retrospective”; and “The Same Streets Everyday” by Lost San Jose, also known as photographer Josh Marcotte. The reception runs from 2 to 4 p.m., so you’ll be home in time for the 49ers-Packers game — that other big event going on in Santa Clara on Saturday.

Tech layoffs widen in Bay Area, adding to industry woes in shaky early 2024

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:18:31 +0000

SAN JOSE — Tech companies revealed plans to chop hundreds more jobs in the Bay Area, while a biotech firm is cutting dozens more positions, worsening an already shaky start for early 2024, state documents show.

Bill.com, Juniper and Spotify are the tech companies that have disclosed their intentions to chop jobs in the Bay Area in the latest round of layoffs. Amyris, a biotech firm, also revealed plans to cut positions.

All told, the tech industry has decided to slash at least 251 jobs in the Bay Area, according to WARN notices on file with the state Employment Development Department (EDD).

Here are the details for the most recent layoffs to affect tech workers in the Bay Area, according to a post on the EDD’s official site.

— Bill.com, acting through an affiliate called Bill Operations LLC, has decided to eliminate 156 jobs, all at the company’s headquarters in North San Jose. These layoffs are due to take effect on Feb. 5. A second wave of Bill.com layoffs are anticipated on March 1 and a third wave should occur around March 29.

— Juniper Networks is cutting 51 jobs, all in Sunnyvale. The staffing reductions are slated to occur on Feb. 5.

— Spotify USA is slashing 44 positions, all in San Francisco. The cutbacks are scheduled for March 4.

Biotech firm Amyris is cutting 89 jobs in Emeryville, effective Feb. 7.

In all instances, the job cuts are being described as permanent.

The Bill.com layoffs sketched out in the WARN notice were part of a company-wide downsizing that the tech company announced last month. The WARN notice details for the first time the local impact of the job cuts.

“On Dec. 5th, BILL announced its plans to rightsize the organization to align against its highest priorities,” BILL stated in comments the company emailed to this news organization. “The departures are staggered to best support impacted teammates and are based on state WARN-related requirements.”

Juniper Networks stated that it would attempt to assist affected employees in the wake of their upcoming job losses.

“The company (Juniper) intends to offer severance benefits and transition programs (including outplacement services and employee assistance program) to affected employees,” Lisa Pimentel, Juniper’s HR senior director, stated in the WARN letter sent to the EDD. “It is our hope that these programs will lessen the impact of the mass layoff on individual employees and the community as a whole.”

San Jose road rage suspect arrested one month after incident near Backesto Park

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:15:34 +0000

SAN JOSE — A man suspected of pointing a gun at victims during a road rage incident in December has been arrested, according to authorities.

In a news release Thursday, police said officers responded on Dec. 11 to reports of a man brandishing a gun in the intersection of North 13th Street and Jackson Avenue, adjacent to Backesto Park. Victims at the scene said they were driving southbound on North 13th Street when a man pulled up and pointed a gun at them.

A months-long investigation revealed the suspect to be a 33-year-old Campbell man. Police didn’t say this week how he was identified.

Police said they obtained arrest and search warrants and conducted a search at his home. During the search on Tuesday, officers found a privately made handgun. He was arrested on suspicion of road rage, brandishing a firearm and making criminal threats.

Anyone with information about these cases or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Madera of the San Jose Police Assaults Unit via email at 4857@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4161.

San Jose: Death of man found in RV investigated as a homicide

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:14:50 +0000

SAN JOSE — The death of a man whose decomposing body was discovered inside an RV in North San Jose last week is being investigated as a homicide following an autopsy, police said.

Officers were called around 10:50 p.m. Jan. 11 to a report of a possible dead body inside a recreational vehicle near Kruse Drive and Montague Expressway, San Jose police said in a news release Thursday.

They examined the vehicle and found the body of a man inside. Police said it wasn’t immediately apparent how he died “due to the level of decomposition.”

A death investigation was launched, and on Wednesday, police said the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office “located physical trauma on the victim” and ruled that he died as the result of a homicide. His name was not publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by coroner’s officials.

Police did not release additional details, including the circumstances of the death and a possible motive, citing an ongoing investigation.

The case marks the third homicide investigated by San Jose police this year.

Anyone with information about the death can contact the SJPD homicide unit at 408-277-5283 or email Detective Sgt. J.J. Vallejo at 3810@sanjoseca.gov, Detective Sgt. Joel Martinez at 4117@sanjoseca.gov, or Detective Mike Harrington at 4365@sanjoseca.gov. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at svcrimestoppers.org.

Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey brings U.S. Senate campaign to Bay Area

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:10:59 +0000

Former baseball star Steve Garvey brought his U.S. Senate campaign to the Bay Area for the first time Thursday as the Republican political newcomer visited a Pleasanton synagogue and heard from rabbis and Jewish residents about their fears since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

The campaign stop was part of a tour around the Golden State in which the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman who lives in Palm Desert is trying to corral enough votes to finish in the top two of California’s crowded March 5 primary and move forward to compete in November’s general election.

Garvey is well aware his is a longshot bid in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1 and no GOP candidate has been elected to the U.S. Senate since 1988, a year after Garvey retired from baseball. But Garvey said he was undaunted as he brought his campaign to the Democratic stronghold of the Bay Area, buoyed by a new poll, the third to put him in second place.

“Not bad for a guy three and a half months into this journey,” Garvey said after the meeting at Chabad of the Tri Valley. “People are starting to realize that I’m running. They’re starting to listen. … l think it’ll be very interesting.”

Republican Senate candidate and former baseball star Steve Garvey talks to reporters after speaking with members of the Jewish community at Chabad of the Tri Valley in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Garvey, who joined the race in October, faces a powerhouse Democratic trio of contenders in Reps. Adam Schiff of Burbank, Katie Porter of Irvine and Barbara Lee of Oakland.

An Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey Thursday found that Schiff leads the pack with 25% support, with Garvey running second (18%), followed by Porter (13%) and Lee (8%). A Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll last Friday showed Schiff leading with 21% support followed by Porter at 17%, Garvey at 13% and Lee at 9%.

The challenge for Garvey in consolidating Republican support to survive the primary while broadening his appeal beyond the GOP was evident when he dodged a few questions about whether he would welcome an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner. Polls show rising Trump support among California Republicans, but he remains unpopular among voters statewide.

“I’m more concerned about the single-most difficult race in America right now for a conservative moderate like myself, I don’t have time to worry about anything else,” Garvey said in response, adding that as a Brooklyn cop’s grandson, the endorsement that matters most to him is from police and firefighters.

Distancing himself from Trump appears to be part of Garvey’s strategy. He voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, but on Wednesday he told Politico he wouldn’t rule out voting for Biden.

The Oct. 7 attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas that triggered an ongoing Israeli war against Hamas in neighboring Gaza has divided the race’s Democrats. Schiff, along with the Biden administration, has supported Israel’s right to defend itself. Garvey also has supported Israel in the conflict.

Lee has called for a cease-fire, and Porter in December said the U.S. should push for conditions that would make a cease-fire possible such as Hamas releasing all hostages and relinquishing control of Gaza.

On Thursday, Garvey heard from Jews with ties to Israel who in some cases have lost family members and who are frustrated with support among many in the U.S. for the Gaza Palestinians and criticism of Israel.

“What took place on Oct. 7 was sub-human,” said Chabad of the Tri Valley Rabbi Josh Zebberman. “To say it was animalistic is an insult to animals. I believe people are confused. This is an opportunity to share the truth about what’s going on.”

Garvey reaffirmed his support for Israel Thursday, saying “terrorists attacked Israel while it slept. It was inhumane.” He said Israel has “been one of our great allies, and I believe that America should always stand next to its allies, and that’s why I support our policy and I support Israel.”

But he also said he would like to hear the concerns of Palestinians and Muslims critical of Israel.

“I’m always open for a discussion that may enlighten me,” Garvey said. “And I think that’s how you make good, sound decisions, is to listen to both sides.”

Garvey’s baseball stardom took a back seat in the discussion. One of the panelists, David Yaffe, of Livermore, pointed out that he “grew up a Giants fan” and noted that while Garvey’s career batting average was .294, it was .296 against Yaffe’s favorite team by the Bay.

But Yaffe said that his sister was in Israel when Hamas attacked and that it’s been “very painful for my family.”

Left to right: Former baseball player Steve Garvey, Rep., Rep. Barbara Lee of California’s 12th House District, Katie Porter of California’s 47th House District and Rep. Adam Schiff of California’s 30th House District are running for Senate in the 2024 election. (Photos Courtesy U.S. Congress and Steve Garvey for U.S. Senate)

Garvey afterward told reporters that his message to Bay Area voters is to give him a chance, “listen to a voice like mine” and consider that having bipartisan representation for the state in the Senate might serve them well.

“You look back at the Reagan days, the Wilsons, Deukmejians and Schwarzeneggers … we need to get back to that.”

Thursday’s visit came a day after Garvey campaigned in Sacramento, walking the streets and speaking with homeless people before heading off to a fundraiser. He had another fundraiser to attend Thursday and then planned to spend the weekend preparing for the race’s first debate at the University of California on Monday.

He touched on homelessness and other issues with reporters after the discussion about Israel. On homelessness, he said he feels a lot of the money spent on the problem is being “wasted,” noting he spoke with a homeless man who wasn’t receiving welfare, regular meals or blankets. He said the government should examine programs that are demonstrating success and expand them.

“Certain places have programs. Let’s go find out what they’re doing that other places aren’t,” Garvey said.

On immigration and border control, Garvey expressed compassion for migrants seeking freedom in the U.S. but said the border must be closed and laws enforced.

“There is a process to coming to America, a legal process, and there’s hundreds of thousands of people around the world that started the legal process in their country … who are waiting to come to the United States legally who are being passed up by a policy that says come one, come all,” Garvey said.

He said crime is a “forefront” of his campaign.

“If you and I aren’t safe,” he said, “if we’re not safe as a country, everything else really doesn’t matter.”

Strong, steady rainfall in store for Bay Area this weekend

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:09:27 +0000

If you’ve felt like this January has been perhaps a little too dry, this weekend may change your mind, with a steady stream of rainfall over the Bay Area across a four-day period, according to the National Weather Service.

NWS meteorologist Roger Gass said Thursday that the upcoming storms will operate in three “waves,” with the first arriving midday Friday and continuing into Saturday. Amounts during this period were expected to be modest in the inland portions of the region like the South Bay and the East Bay.

Totals between Friday morning and Saturday evening were forecast to reach between one and one-and-a-half inches in San Francisco and Santa Cruz, no more than one inch in Concord and less than half an inch in San Jose and Livermore. The lower totals in the valleys are a result of the rain shadow effect, where outlying mountain ranges keep storm clouds from bringing their full effect overhead Gass said.

“The rainfall across the region is going to be greatest in the coastal ranges,” Gass said. “The rain shadow effect is definitely going to be in play.”

The next round of rain is expected to begin by midday Friday and continue into Saturday night. The greatest amount of rainfall will occur in the coastal ranges with lesser amounts southward and points inland. #CAwx #BayAreaWX pic.twitter.com/XvldUGbVJl

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Requiring EV stations
will slow building

Re: “New rules would require charging outlets” (Page B1, Jan. 15).

San Jose wants to mandate that apartment developers install charging stations at every residential parking space. My reaction? Insanity.

Councilmember David Cohen has a “feeling that EVs are out of reach for renters or low-income people. I think we can overcome that.” How? By mandating charging stations that no one will use because renters and low-income people can’t afford to buy the cars? This kind of “road-to-nowhere” thinking imposes additional costs on homebuilders, to be passed on to consumers, with no observable beneficial outcome. Adding any additional costs to new development is a disincentive to additional construction of new living space while we bemoan housing shortages.

This idea is half-baked at best. The City Council should reject it.

Phillip Griego
San Jose

Geracie brought games
to life in columns

Re: “Calling end to career that has been a true blessing” (Page C1, Jan. 14).

In his column, Bud Geracie wrote about his retirement as executive sports editor for the Mercury News.

I have been reading and enjoying the Mercury News for over 40 years. I remember reading his sports column and really enjoying how he was able to articulate the actions on the field in a way that made it very interesting, and his commentary was often spot-on. I continued to read his columns until they no longer appeared. Thinking back, life events took over for me and I never dug into why his column was gone. In his retirement article, I learned he was executive sports editor for the last 17 years.

All I can say is, bless you, Bud, for the many articles you wrote. Best to you in your retirement.

Robert Neargarder
San Jose

State legislators should
vote out foreign money

Sunday is the anniversary of the Citizens United decision that legalized nearly unlimited corporate campaign spending. Its effects after 14 years? There was an explosion of money in politics, especially dark and gray money — whose sources need not be disclosed or have limited disclosure. Until a constitutional amendment corrects this travesty, what can we do to limit corporate influence on our politics?

Pass AB 83, the Get Foreign Money Out of California Elections Act. Authored by the South Bay’s very own assemblymembers Ash Kalra and Otto Lee, it prohibits contributions to California elections by “foreign-influenced” corporations, estimated to be 98% of the S&P 500’s U.S. corporations. Minnesota passed such legislation last year and it’s now pending in four other states. Our Legislature will vote on it soon. Urge all your state representatives to vote yes.

John Fioretta
San Jose

Media pumps up Trump
after mediocre Iowa win

In the aftermath of Donald Trump pulling out 51% of the votes in the Iowa caucuses, a strange anachronistic affair with a mediocre history of predicting political success in its own right, I read headlines left and right proclaiming a Trump landslide and a restrengthening of his position.

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Fifty-one percent strikes me as rather unimpressive, and I wonder why the media is so desperate to build up Trump. The horse race must be kept alive at all costs, despite the entire Republican Party being morally bankrupt and lacking any policy platform besides willful ignorance and revenge.

Note that when the horse race talks about Trump, it has nothing to say about what he offers, just if he can win. Shameful.

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Exclusive: VTA officials misled public, governing board on cost for San Jose BART project

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:05:42 +0000

A scathing report by the Valley Transportation Authority’s auditor general criticizes the agency’s handling of the San Jose BART extension — already beset by major cost increases and timeline delays — finding that staff engaged in a “breach of transparency” and “misleading” communications about the project’s cost.

The assessment, conducted by VTA’s Scott Johnson, says the agency internally applied for grant money using price projections that they were publicly brushing off — and that staff were long “dismissive” of federal estimates that showed the transit extension’s costs were rising sharply.

Scott’s inquiry focused on earlier cost projections in the single-digit billions that now seem like small potatoes — VTA estimates the extension will now cost a whopping $12.2 billion, making it one of the most expensive transit proposals in the country.

“What we found is that the (VTA) project team and the administration need to do a better job of keeping the board and public informed,” Johnson said in an interview. “There were instances of long gaps of time where critical information was not shared with the board.”

When they announced the latest revised cost and completion estimate in October, VTA leaders blamed inflation and skyrocketing construction costs for a price tag more than twice the original cost set in 2014 — and a finish date of 2036, a decade behind schedule. The news sparked VTA’s Board of Directors to launch a watchdog committee that included San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan to investigate the exploding cost and delays.

In his assessment, Johnson found that VTA applied for the “New Starts” grant in October 2022 using the federal government’s own cost estimate of the project at the time — $9.1 billion, with an additional $200 million in added financing costs from the agency.

But while applying for the grant, and even after it was approved in December 2022, the transit agency was publicly stating that their own $6.9 billion estimate of the project was still accurate.

Johnson found that it wasn’t until April 2023, months after federal funding was approved, that the VTA informed its board that the $9.1 billion figure — plus the added financing costs — was now the price they thought the project would reach.

Johnson also found VTA officials ignored the rising cost estimates from the federal government’s independent monitor assigned to the project, known as a PMOC, which informed the agency in July 2021 — citing a 65% “confidence rate” — that the transit extension would cost $9.1 billion.

“As early as December 2021, VTA was dismissive of PMOC concerns,” Johnson writes in the assessment. “For example, in the December 2021 Board meeting, the Chief BART Delivery Officer at the time explained that the assessment value of $9.1B was not an official cost estimate and was based on risk and ‘what if’ scenarios.”

Johnson writes that the federal monitor continued to “remain concerned” about VTA’s own cost estimates throughout 2023, pointing out that the PMOC repeatedly wrote in reports that the agency was “under-representing” the project’s cost. The federal government is set to release an updated risk assessment of the project in February.

Tom Maguire, VTA’s chief megaproject officer, said in an interview that the agency “genuinely” did not know whether the federal government’s $9.1 billion figure “was quite right.”

When asked why VTA would apply for federal money with that estimate — instead of their own, which they were stating publicly — he said the figure was “more credible to the (Federal Transportation Administration’s) audience.”

“What we did know is that we had to go to the federal government with a credible number,” he said. “There was no option to go back to the federal government with a number like 6 billion dollars.”

Maguire said that he is committed to the auditor general’s recommendations, which include better communication.

“The first thing is that we are here in the spirit of transparency, and that is very important for me and my team,” he said. Johnson said VTA officials have acknowledged to him that “missteps” were made — and he said he’s hopeful communication will improve.

In a statement, Mahan said the VTA needs to “course correct with urgency — expanding BART into the San Jose metro area is simply too important to make mistakes that take on additional financial risk. I look forward to hearing the General Manager’s plan for improving communication with the board and the public.”

The transit extension will run from San Jose’s Berryessa Transit Center to downtown through a 4.7-mile subterranean tunnel and up north to Santa Clara, totaling six miles. The project will add a total of four stations and create a ring of transit running around the Bay Area. The new underground stations will be located at 28th Street/Little Portugal, Downtown San Jose and Diridon Station — while an aboveground platform will come to Santa Clara near the city’s Caltrain terminal.

San Jose man arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:03:10 +0000

SAN JOSE — Authorities on Thursday announced an arrest in connection with the discovery of a “functional homemade destructive device” near an elected official’s home in San Jose a year and a half ago.

A “functional homemade destructive device” was found near an elected official’s home in San Jose on June 14, 2022, according to the San Jose Police Department. A suspect in the case was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (San Jose Police Department)

The bomb was found on June 14, 2022, near Delmas and Coe avenues in the city’s Atlanta Bird neighborhood, San Jose police Officer Steve Aponte said in a news release.

The San Jose Police Department Bomb Squad seized the device, which appeared to be cylindrical in shape and wrapped in duct tape. It was then rendered safe and booked into evidence.

Following a lengthy investigation, detectives identified a 33-year-old San Jose man as a suspect in the case and obtained a warrant for his arrest, according to Aponte.

On Tuesday, detectives located and arrested the man. They also served a search warrant at his home and found a “field guide for improvised explosives,” Aponte said.

Police did not release any other information about the case, such as the suspect’s motive.

The man was booked into Santa Clara County jail on a possession of destructive devices or explosives charge. He remained in custody Thursday, online jail records showed.

Anyone with information related to the case or similar cases can contact Detective Lucas Gaarde at 408-277-4161 or 4560@sanjoseca.gov. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-STOP (7867) or www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Maple Leafs’ Matthews closes in on cap-era record set by ex-Sharks winger

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:01:41 +0000

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is closing in on a salary cap-era record set by a former San Jose Sharks winger.

Matthews recorded his fourth hat-trick of the season Thursday night as the Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome, giving the San Ramon native a league-high 37 goals on the season in just 43 games.

With the Leafs trailing 2-0, Matthews scored at the 4:08 mark of the first period, off an assist from ex-Shark Noah Gregor, then added two more in the second period to help the Leafs snap a four-game losing streak.

For Matthews, it was his 11th career hat trick, matching Joe Mullen, John LeClair and Kevin Stevens for the second-most hat tricks by a U.S.-born player in NHL history behind only Pat LaFontaine (13).

“When he’s scoring, the team can relax because now you’re scoring goals, you’re feeling good and in this case tonight, we’re coming back and building a lead,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said of Matthews. “So it helps everybody relax. That’s what elite players do.

“We’re very fortunate to have him as part of our group.”

That's Auston Matthews' (@AM34) league-leading FOURTH hat trick of the season!

Santa Clara County News

This Bay Area city is the surprising No. 2 coffee spot in the US

Tech layoffs widen in Bay Area, adding to industry woes in shaky early 2024

San Jose road rage suspect arrested one month after incident near Backesto Park

San Jose: Death of man found in RV investigated as a homicide

Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey brings U.S. Senate campaign to Bay Area

Strong, steady rainfall in store for Bay Area this weekend

Requiring EV stations
will slow building

Geracie brought games
to life in columns

State legislators should
vote out foreign money

Media pumps up Trump
after mediocre Iowa win

Exclusive: VTA officials misled public, governing board on cost for San Jose BART project

San Jose man arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives

Maple Leafs’ Matthews closes in on cap-era record set by ex-Sharks winger

Santa Clara County News

This Bay Area city is the surprising No. 2 coffee spot in the US

Tech layoffs widen in Bay Area, adding to industry woes in shaky early 2024

San Jose road rage suspect arrested one month after incident near Backesto Park

San Jose: Death of man found in RV investigated as a homicide

Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey brings U.S. Senate campaign to Bay Area

Strong, steady rainfall in store for Bay Area this weekend

Requiring EV stations will slow building

Geracie brought games to life in columns

State legislators should vote out foreign money

Media pumps up Trump after mediocre Iowa win

Exclusive: VTA officials misled public, governing board on cost for San Jose BART project

San Jose man arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives

Maple Leafs’ Matthews closes in on cap-era record set by ex-Sharks winger

Requiring EV stations
will slow building

Geracie brought games
to life in columns

State legislators should
vote out foreign money

Media pumps up Trump
after mediocre Iowa win